We are pleased to announce that the first Marcellus Royalty Action lawsuit has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, in Scranton. A copy of the Complaint in A&B Campbell Family LLC, et al. v. Chesapeake Energy Corporation, et al., Case No. 3:15-cv-00340-MEM, is available here. A copy of the press release announcing the filing is available here.The first action is on behalf of only those royalty interest owners whose rights and interests are based on leases originally signed with Anadarko E&P or T.S. Calkins, which do not contain arbitration clauses.

We also represent several hundred additional clients whose leases contain arbitration clauses. We are finalizing the complaints in the next actions, which will be filed on behalf of our clients who receive royalties under leases signed with Chesapeake Appalachia and other companies, which contain arbitration clauses. The next complaints will include the same antitrust and RICO claims as the Campbell case.